Mozart and Salieri

In the fall of 1830 Pushkin stayed in the village of Boldino and there within several days he wrote some of his works that had become indispensable cultural assets of the Russian literature.These include four plays which became known as The Little Tragedies.The Little Tragedy Mozart and Salieri revolves around the relationship between composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, characterized by envy and admiration. Salieri is rumored to have poisoned Mozart for not being able to bear his genius. Pushkin plunges into this complex relationship and explores the concepts of envy and genius, the difference between one artist and another, and raises the question: can genius and evil both reside in one heart?The performances incorporates live classical music by Mozart, Salieri and others.